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The Ombudsman has reminded the government of Jose Lopez is failing in its "inexcusable duty of cooperation" for not answering in five months, a letter in which this institution asked him to explain why he was carrying half a year without answering requests official information submitted by the popular local group.
Popular Defensor appealed in January for reporting this information blockade, the institution admitted the complaint and requested the Government of Lopez explanations.
The Ombudsman had to re-ask response in March and, at the silence of City Hall, in a June letter to City Council recalled its obligation to cooperate.
"The government is unable to explain to the Ombudsman why has refused to answer us and no wonder it is not easy to recognize that imposed on us an information blockade is against rights granted us the law. The government prevented us came about more than a dozen issues for more than half a year and only began to send responses when there was the first intervention of the Ombudsman, "said Diego Ortega, deputy spokesman of the Popular Party.
Both the Basic Law and the Regulations of plenary force the mayor to answer councilors within five days.
"We have demanded that the term not be fulfilled strictly, nor have we wanted to introduce ourselves to officials to demand documents, but can not allow that the work of political groups such maneuvers are prevented".
Among the claimed information data concerning contracts of management and confidence, increasing salaries at City Hall or illegal work on property Councilman Police were.
The group reiterated every week for months the request of these and other information, but the government continued to give no answer "which shows what really believes this government on transparency and respect for the law. They created an office of transparency, have Transparency one council and have even made a guide, but are the first to violate their obligation to report and no longer answer or the Ombudsman. "
The first written complaint was filed on January 21, 2016 to ell Ombudsman seeking the protection of this institution to the obstacles to the work of the opposition repeated and breaches of transparency obligation that had held the government of Lopez from the beginning of the legislature.
Nearly six months later and after the Ombudsman has asked twice explanations to the City, this institution accuses the government of "inexcusable lack of duty of cooperation, specifically regulated in Article 19 of the Organic Law 3/1981 of 6 April. "
Source: PP Cartagena
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